Reel seat



March 10,. 1953 P. w. PHILLIPSON 7 2,630,647

REEL SEAT Filed May 19, 1947 20- l4 /7 3+ +4 :wzw /6 i/lllI/IKEXX ,4 rram'ws Y Patented Mar. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES TE NT OFFICE.

2,630,641 REEL SEAT Philip W. Phillipson, Denver, 0010. Application May 19, 1947, Serial N 0. 748,988

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to fishing rods, and more particularly to fishing rods of fly-casting type furnishedwith a reel seat member constituting therod butt termination, and has as an object to provide an improved such reel seat member susceptible of convenient association with and as the butt termination specific types and constructions.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved construction and combination of elements constituting a reel seat member for butt-mounted association with fishing rods.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved fishing rod reel seat member comprised in large part from synthetic resin or plastic material moldable into finished form. I A further object of the invention is to provide an improved fishing rod reel seat comprised from but few elements of simple, inexpensive manufacture susceptible of facile, inexpensive assembly in positions of ultimate use on rods of diverse specific constructions.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved fishing rod reel seat of attractive appearance, high operative utility, wide adaptability, long practical life, and conveniently simple manipulation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a typical fishing rod butt furnished with a preferred embodiment of the invention carrying a conventional fishing reel in position for use. Figure 2 is a cross section taken axially of and longitudinally through the assembly according to Figure 1 with the reel omitted. Figure 3 is a cross section taken on the indicated line 3-3 of Figure 2. Figure 4 is a cross section taken on the indicated line 4--4 of Figure 2.

J ointed-type fishing rods commonly in use generally include, in a variety of specific constructions, a handle section characterized by a hand grip and a juxtaposed reel seat on and in fixed relation with a substantially cylindrical, relatively stiff rod length. In rod constructions adapted for the casting of baits, as distinguished from "fiies, it is customary to locate the hand grip on and to function as the butt end of the handle section with the reel seat adjacent and just forwardly thereof in the direction of rod length, whilerod constructions designed for fly-casting of fishing rods of various As exemplified by the drawing, the elements of the improved reel seat cooperate and are associated with a generally cylindrical, major element.

It to form a unitary assembly. The element Ill is formed from any suitable hard, rigid material of requisite strength and non-corrosive prop-' erties, it being convenient and desirable from the viewpoint of economy and practicability that said element be molded from synthetic resins oranalogo-us so-called plastic materials through. Well-known methods and techniques effective to produce the unit in finished form for the elimina-- tion of subsequent machining or other processes. The element I0 is formed to the desired dimensions and proportions as a right cylinder modified as hereinafter specified and longitudinally traversed by a straight, cylindrical bore. Extending longitudinally of and interrupting the exterior surface of the element II), a relatively-wide, shallow groove or channel II is provided for the reception and seated accommodation of the usual base plate I2 characteristic of conventional reel assemblies I3, said groove or channel II having a length somewhat in excess of the base plate I2 receivable therein and terminating at one end in an arcuate rib or segment I4, and terminating at its other end in a relatively more remote spacing from the corresponding element end to leave a cylindrical terminal portion on said element uninterrupted by said groove. At its end remote from the rib or segment I4, the element It is exteriorly threaded, as at I5, for a considerable distance. The threads along the element extend well past and are interrupted by the corresponding end of the groove or channel II, and an internallythreaded, annular sleeve, I5 cooperatively engages with the threaded portion I5 of the element ID for selective adjustment axially along said element thread portion into and out of overlapping relation with the adjacent groove or channel end when the sleeve I6 is rotated on said element. When the element I 0 is formed by molding from the preferred materials above specified, it is entirely feasible to form and complete the threads of its end portion cident of the molding operation and without necessity for machining or subsequent working thereof; it being desirable that the element I 0;

I5 as an inand sleeve l6 threads be relatively coarse, deep, and generally rectangular in section for nonbinding, freely-adjustable cooperation to the desired ends. As will be readily apparent, the depth of the threads on the element 10 should be somewhat less radially of the element than the depth of the groove or channel ll so as to leave a clearance between the inner margins of the sleeve [6 threads and the base of the groove or channel end covered by said sleeve at times, within which clearance the thickness of the reel base 12 may be accommodated and retained when the sleeve is rotated in a direction to engage over the groove or channel seat base. v

The end of the element ill provided with the rib or segment H: is the outer or free end of the assembly, and a tubular ferrule ll, conveniently of metal, is telescoped over and in closely fitting engagement about this end or" the element in an axial length sufficient to overlie the adjacent end of the grooveor' channel H: for the provision of a pocket, end elimited by the rib or segment it, wherein. the.- end of the reel: base 52 remote from the sleeve; it may be slidably engaged and retained On its; outer endthe ter-e rule H is formed with an annular; inwardlydirected, integral flange; lie having a central aperrture registrable with the: axial bore of the ele" ment Hi and a somewhat. dished: or concave outer face covering the end of said element; The ferrule IT is secured in. place On the elementin and the reelseat assemblyiscompleted bymeans or a headed plug 19, preferably of material the same as that from which said element is com.- prised, whereofthe and adhesively secured: within the. element bore and the head inner face bears against. the. con.- cave or dished outer face of the ferrule IT; The outer orexterior face of the plug I9 head; is ad:- vantageously smoothly convexto' eliminate angles; ridges, or shoulders and to marginally merge with the head inner face in a thin circular line. receivablewithin and to close smoothly against the concavity of the ferrule/flange l8, therebyefiectively seali'nguthe plughead tov thev ferrule 'in a manner that largely inhibits.penetrationiof moisture or dirt therebetween..

When a fishing rod handle section isfito be equipped with theimproved reel seat, the usual hand grip 20' istelescoped over and slipped along a rod length 2 to-expose a butt end extension of said rod length beyond the hand grip somewhat shorter than the axial dimension of the element Hi. The grip 2t havingbeen adhesively or otherwise fixedto' and in the desiredposition" longitudinally of the rod length 2!, suitableadhesive is applied to the surface of the rodleng-th extension and, if expedient, to the walls oi the element i bore, whereafter said element, carry ing the sleeve IE but notthe ferrule l'l andlplug is, is telescoped over the rod lengthextension to abutment oi its threaded end'i against the butt-directed end of the grip Hand is then'wro tated to bring its grooveorchannelll intordea-v sired alinement with the grip contours and line guides'of'the assembly. When andasassoci ated with the grip rt' and rod length-2l tin-the manner shown and above-set forth, the element ie' projects beyondthe end'oi the rodlength 2 L to leave an-unobstructedportion of the element bore sufficient for the accommodation or the" plug lt stern, so that, the-rotational adjustment.

of saidelementhaving been had, the reel'seat assembly maybe completed by telescopic mount ing of the ferrule l1 on the elementbutt end:

stem is slidably engaged and synthetic resins are adequate to retain- '4 and insertion of the adheslvely-coated plug 19 stem within the otherwise open bore end and to clamped engagement of its head against the ferrule flange l8 which in turn closes against the element I0 end.

When assembled in its mounted relation on a fishing rod handle section, the improved reel seat is available for use in an obvious and usual manner. It being desired to mount a conventional reel on the seat, the sleeve l6 rotated for travel of said sleeve axially of the element iii and toward the grip 20 until thegroove or channel H is wholly exposed at that end of the assembly. Thereafter, one end of thereel base I2 is seated in the groove or channel and slipped therealong into the pocket formed for its reception under the overhang of the ferrule 11, the other end of the reel base is seated in the groove or channel portion at the threaded end of the assembly, and the sleeve I6 is rotated to effect travel thereof toward the reel and into overlapping engagement of the sleeve with the: adjacent reel base end, thereby securely clamping the reel to the seat and holding it against displacement therefrom than by remanipulation of the sleeve. While the bonding characteristics" of adhesives available for interconnection of wood, plastics the elements of the assembly against normal impacts and strains, it is to be noted that the provisionof the rib or segment l4 operates to protect the ferrule ii and head of theplug it against shocks transmitted through the reel basev H in a direction which might tend to unseat and. dislodge theplug, andthe shouldered termination of the groove or channel H near the threaded end of the assembly similarly provides. an abutment disposed to absorb end shocks transmitted through the reel base without deformation of or damage to the reel seat assembly: The full-' circular character of the ferrule and sleeve ele-- ments operable to retain the reel base againstinfluences acting radiallyfioi the: assembly provides a strength and mounted security not dependent upon attaching" means; suchaspins; rivets, andthe like, and brings into play the. full; strength and resistance of the elemenh iii-walls,- to function as a ruggedand: substantial reel support. a

While the improvement has been shown: and described in'amounting as a butt: termination for a fly-castingrod, it is: of course apparent that the assembly could, through the elimina tion oi the plug" l9, be'mount'ed'on the" other side of a rod grip to-receiveandsupport: air-reel aheadlof'said grip :in the direction of'rod length inthemanner typical of bait castingfrods'g'andx such use of the-pertinent elements? of the im' provement is within the contemplationbfthe invention;

Since many changes. variations',- and" mod-' ifications in the specific formpconstruction, andarrangement of the elements shown and de scribed may be had without;- departingfrom the spirit of my invention, I wish to be understood as being limited sol'ely by: the sco'pe o'f the ap-' pended claim, ratherthanby any 'detai ls' o f the: illustrative showing an'd-foregoing description,-

I claim as my invention:

As a reel seat adaptedfor"adhesivelywonded assembly-on and in operative relation with'a-fifsh m rod, a rigid, tubula1'bodyof mmmemure material unitarily moldedwith' an axial bore opening through both of its ends 'ior the, e:

scopi'c reception of"a-fishing rod sectioh end, with screw threads exteriorly about and for a considerable distance inwardly from one of its ends, with a smooth, cylindrical portion at its other end, and with a channel for the accommodation of a reel plate longitudinally of its exterior surface in a depth radially of the body exceeding the depth of the screw threads therein and in a length less than that of the body wholly confined between and in non-intersecting relation with the body ends and interrupting inner convolutions of said screw threads, a smoothly-cylindrical ferrule telescopically engageable over the body cylindrical end in overhanging relation with the adjacent :body channel end, a radially-inward, annular end flange on said ferrule defining an aperture axially of the ferrule registrable with the body bore, said end flange constituting an abutment for the body end received within the ferrule, and a plug of non-metallic material unitarily molded with a cylindrical stem receivable within and to fill an end of the body bore and a coaxial, radially-expanded head clampabody channel.

PHILIP W. PHILLIPSON.

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